Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-03-23
THE SINISTER LAWYER.
CHARACTERISTICS OF A CLASS WHO
ClSGKACe THE PROFESSION

CHARACTERISTICS OF A CLASS WHO
ClSGKACe THE PROFESSION.
The Code of Ethics Among Lawyers.
BIacknaiiers Of the Corporations-Di-
vorce Proceedings and How Conducted
by the shy.ter-Other Tricks.
There is a code Of ethics among lawyers,
though never a lawyer appeared in ro-
nance nr "a drama who ever appeared To have
anv ethics beyond Get a case fairly If you
can, anyhow if YOU must" The code of eth
les is, in brief that one must not drum up
cases that cases must come 10 the lawyer, or
rather IL, sent to him by his friends or clients.
The poor devi! of r lawyer who neNer gets a
clients 10 talk up his merits, and hasn't
friend who would refer a case To him, sticks
Ia ethics long as possible, but ethics don't
fe~i him or clothe him. The hig guns hold
all the practice worth having, and the p. d.
get his pay III thanks. or mayhap Ill curses
because he lost case which he had not funds
enough "a properly prepare. He throws eth
iCs overheard III disgust eventually, and when
he does 81, when he ssIt out on the sea of life
as "a kind nf oriyat.er and CAPTURES ,.,,ssS he
Is danominated a shystsr He Joins then the
grand army of disreputahles and l. among,
lint not nf them. for TN. shySt.r, pure and
simple, is generally legal confidence man,
pr.yipp unon his clients. whiI. inStigatinc
them ~ prev upon Others.
The .hyster'. uame i, legion. He works
nuictIy and rakes in his fees reliCiously. He
i. deharr,si from association with reputable
LAWYERS. but he makes money, and generally,
in addition To his irregular law business, he
conducts "A money lending business at the
,,,tol u,,rious rates of interest There is al
vays one good feature about the shyster. and
that is he Sllhscrih.S for the daily paper; but
even this Il not curi. inasmuch as the means
do not iuStify the end any more than the end
ius,itis, the means
. SUSCEPTIBLE TooI.
The shvst.r GETS his sustenance from the
unfortunate whom he forces into proceedings
for damages. He h,cnnes in the practice Of
his pecI,liar branch nf business a blackmailer
of the corporations of the CITY and of the
clients themselves. To such an extent has the
uaf,rinus,ess of these irregular damage prac-
tition.rs gone that a reputable LAWYER hesi-
tales NOWADAYS, before going into court to sue
for damages from fear that he will be cIaSSel
rs one of these hIorls,,ckers and legal harpies
Ono. n ShySter gets a damage case his pro
c,ssiiuCs arr a mixture OF suborlination Of
periury and hlackmail. He turn, up wit
ness., to testify to a state of facts to give
color and form to claim and this Icing done
he negntiatcs with the party or parties suei
for settlement with MIN As representative
of his client. II the settlement Is effected he
obtains the lions share Of the money, and the
client Is told that that share Is his fee for the
hercuiean endeaNors in his behaf
In divorce proceedings, too the shyster
shines with no ann luminosity through hl>
Vaccinations ul'lsi disputes between man
ana VIE are niasnined INTO GROUNDS Tor
divorce, through him the dete>tahie system of
espionage upon men and women has grown
up and disTepu'ahic detective testimony Is
uSed 10 oreeu suspicion, distrus' anu open
hatred that MONIES may DE broken up ana lees
roll into MS pocket ihf"uSh the shyster IN
nuence 'he hnihper Oh GROUNDS Tor divorce IN
the statutes Is lhCfea>fu steadiS, ana AZ
teinp's 10 reduce Them LOT the So"d OF social
morals anu the maintenance oi recognizable
relationship are neieat'u through tne power
ne Urniss 10 oe'r upon lteisiatuies' lie do+%'
NOT haif'eh I" pe erected as u law maker hinl-
sell oh 'he III" oi mel 100 the shsster Is
sToiis' anu 70 'ne ei'i ih't' Ne may oieSu the
newspapers ne re't'is Ilieiii every oay, ana no
man iltIhe appears lneteil VINO is not Aapie
10 can lr"ii representative oi some sly-
SIer L" INFORM MN 'ua' lie mas GROUNDS ior
action LOT H"Ti
HouNplNG DOWN CORPORATIONS.
The Mark NEEDLES exist i'll great numbers
and their efforts 10 obtain cases are more
despicable If not as ludicrous As those of the
little man who would fain lie kicked by the
dramatis pcrsonr in London Assurance"
Tn. shyster reads the columns of the news
papers for the reports of accidents to in
dividuals, reports Of arrests. of differences
between man and wife appearing in the
lower courts. One attorney has prepared
printed circular which lie sends out TO such
persons As may be injured i'll accidents
throughout the city.
Another circular recently issued by q law
yer who makes speciality of entrapping peo
pie into divorce proceedings. 1t happened to
be addressed To a person who hadn't taken the
preliminary step toward divorce proceedings
that Is, he had not as Vet got married,
though he expected TO be in a short time. He
thought it practical Joke until he learned
,a.- ,bor5h II, ,b;s ,,,r,icrl.r ;ns,,,o, ,L,
had h.san a mistake. il, ,ddr,.sSipor tho on
yelor.a The circular WAS 81 arrong,j TIM, a